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Omega Creek Placer

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Tungsten
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002759
MRDS ID A015214
Record type Site
Current site name Omega Creek Placer
Alternate or previous names Alpha Creek
Related records 10136320

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.33916, 65.17879 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-371, LOC. 38. PLACER GROUND IN SW FLOWING HEADWATER SECTION OF OMEGA CREEK. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR CONFLUENCE WITH ALPHA CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Tungsten Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Garnet Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Picotite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Zircon Gangue
Cinnabar Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.33916, 65.17879
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Comments on the geologic information

  • SW SIDE OF VALLEY IS STEEP; NW SIDE IS GENTLE. BEDROCK STRIKES N 70 E AND DIPS STEEPLY N. UPPER (PAY) PART OF CREEK COURSE ALONG STRIKE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK MAINLY LOWER CRETACEOUS BLACK SLATE; QUARTZITE IN VALLEY WALL TO SOUTH.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1899
Year of first production 1901

Mining district

District name Hot Springs

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lloyd Hubbard, C/O Manley Hot Springs, Ak. 99756, (Bulldozer), Martin H. Ott, 322 N. Boundary, Fa

Comments on development

  • MINING 1901 THROUGH AT LEAST 1975. OPEN-CUT, GROUNDSLUICING, AND HYDRAULICKING METHODS REPORTED.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015214

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-371 (A-1), LOC. 38

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 844-D, P. 203-04, 238

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 337, P. 82, 91, 98

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 259, P. 115

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD IN STREAM GRAVEL AND IN BENCH GRAVEL CLOSE TO CREEK. GRAVEL 5-10 FT. BENEATH MUCK OF VARIABLE THICKNESS. ON BENCH, PAY GRAVELS SAID TO BE FOUND OVER A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 2 MILES.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 100 FT. PER MILE. DISCOVERY CLAIM 8 CLAIM LENGHTS BELOW ALPHA CREEK. CREEK COURSE ALTERED BY WATER DITCH AND TAILINGS PILES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey